11:22 PM,
Jun. 22, 2013

The late Eddie Robinson (right) and current Grambling coach Doug Williams share a moment in 1997.

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Folks lucky enough to have met Eddie Robinson before he had his own museum can probably still remember the smile. It started with the mouth, then slowly moved up through the cheeks and into eyes glued on whomever desired his attention.

The smile had a way of putting you at ease and explains why so many mothers entrusted their sons to coach Rob's care.

The late Eddie Robinson, winner of 408 football games, was a man who focused on people, and that stood him well throughout a 57-year coaching career that was as much about the young men he groomed as it was about the record number of games he won. ...